New York Black Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 - 11 10 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 4 7 4 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 3 3 3 2 3 0 Sylvester Snead lf 3 0 0 1 1 4 0 Carlos Ascanio 1b 4 0 1 1 0 12 0 Bill Perkins c 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 Clyde Parris 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 Walter Hardy ss 4 2 2 0 1 3 2 Curtis Henderson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Claude Poole ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Baker rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 3 1 2 2 2 7 Johnny Johnson p 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 Alex Newkirk p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 11 10 8 7 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Carlos Ascanio, Dick Seay. BATTING - 2B: Clyde Parris, Walter Hardy. 3B: Felix McLaurin 2, Alex Newkirk. SH: Sylvester Snead 2, Carlos Ascanio. Team LOB: 9 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin 2b 3 0 1 1 1 5 1 Howard Easterling ss 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Dan Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 Dave Hoskins lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Eudie Napier c 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 Eugene Smith rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alonzo Perry p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Bob Thurman p, rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 Totals 32 4 7 4 4 2 27 10 FIELDING - E: 4. Howard Easterling, Dan Wilson 3. BATTING - 2B: Bob Thurman. GDP: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Alonzo Perry. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson 6 5 4 4 2 1 0 25 Alex Newkirk W 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 2 0 36 Johnny Johnson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Thurman 5.2 6 4 3 4 0 0 29 Alonzo Perry L 3.1 4 7 5 3 1 0 18 Totals 9 10 11 8 7 1 0 47 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Allen, 2B - , 3B - Trusty Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 1316 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 6/29/1946 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. F.McLaurin cf C.Bell cf 2. S.Snead lf J.Benjamin 2b 3. C.Ascanio 1b H.Easterling ss 4. B.Perkins c B.Leonard 1b 5. C.Parris 3b D.Wilson 3b 6. W.Hardy ss D.Hoskins lf 7. C.Henderson rf E.Napier c 8. D.Seay 2b E.Smith rf 9. J.Johnson p B.Thurman p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin tripled [F.McLaurin scored (error by D.Wilson)]; S.Snead walked; C.Ascanio out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Snead to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Johnson walked; F.McLaurin singled [J.Johnson to second]; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to third, F.McLaurin to second]; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: E.Napier singled; E.Smith out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [E.Napier to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Parris reached on an error by D.Wilson [C.Parris to first]; W.Hardy singled [C.Parris to second]; C.Henderson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin walked; S.Snead out on unknown play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [F.McLaurin to second]; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Hardy doubled; C.Henderson out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin tripled [W.Hardy scored, D.Seay scored]; S.Snead reached on an error by H.Easterling [F.McLaurin scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Snead to first]; B.THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); A.PERRY REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); C.Ascanio out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman doubled; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [B.Thurman to third]; H.Easterling out on unknown play [B.Thurman scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Wilson singled; D.Hoskins walked [D.Wilson to second]; E.Napier walked [D.Wilson to third, D.Hoskins to second]; A.NEWKIRK REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); A.Perry out on unknown play [D.Wilson scored]; B.Thurman walked [D.Hoskins to third, E.Napier to second]; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins scored, E.Napier to third, B.Thurman to second]; J.Benjamin walked [E.Napier scored, B.Thurman to third, C.Bell to second]; H.Easterling grounded into a double play (D.Seay to C.Ascanio) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 4. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.POOLE BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; C.Poole out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; A.Newkirk tripled [D.Seay scored]; F.McLaurin walked; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Newkirk scored, F.McLaurin to second]; C.Ascanio singled [F.McLaurin scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 7, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: R.BAKER REPLACED C.POOLE (PLAYING RF); B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, Grays 4. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.Parris doubled; W.Hardy walked; R.Baker reached on an error by D.Wilson [C.Parris scored (no RBI), W.Hardy to third, R.Baker to second]; D.Seay singled [W.Hardy scored, R.Baker scored (unearned), D.Seay to second (on throw)]; A.Newkirk out on unknown play [D.Seay to third]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play [D.Seay scored (unearned)]; S.Snead out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 11, Grays 4. GRAYS 9TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; A.Perry singled; A.Perry was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to W.Hardy); B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 11, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 11 10 0 9 Grays 4 7 4 5
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